Sandra Bullock Quotes

I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.

I don't like saying 'no' to people, and I'm going to have to learn how to say 'no' more.

I have a very easy time saying no to friends.

I learned the power of 'no.' No is really important. Entrepreneurs are told to say 'yes, yes, more, more.'

I could be working 300 hours a week. I just say 'no.' The power of slow is the power of no. I can't go to every party I get invited to. I can't do every work thing.

I find it hard to say no to people.

The power of 'no' means you're educating people in how to treat you.

I have learned how to say no, and I have to check myself all the time. I'm not great at it still. Women get criticized a lot more for saying no than men do.

You need to learn to say no and need to recognise when you're being exploited.

We have to not be afraid to say no.

I have learned that it's OK for me to say no to things.

We need to start saying no to stuff.

Before the heart attack, I used to do a lot of work - what's needed and what's not needed. I used to sing songs that leave an impact and those that didn't. I could never say 'No.' Now, I have learnt to say it, though, and believe me, it has not been easy to do so.

Sometimes you have to say, 'I don't have to do everything that comes my way.'

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

I've had to learn how to say 'no' to offers.

I like a man who's going to tell me 'No!' sometimes.

You learn, right, a lot of people's problems - why they get upset, why they get down, why they turn to drink - is because they can't say one word and it's N-O, no.

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No.'

I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so bullish and bossy,' and things like that.